Hinge



(No Mode-1.)

` T. J. GOODWIN.

HINGE.

Patented Aug. 24, 1897. A

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UNrrn STATES- [ATENT FFTCE.

HINGE.

SPECIFIcArIoNforming part of Letters Patent No. 588,567, dated august24, 1897.

Application filed January 7,

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that 1, THOMAS J. GOODWIN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Lampasas, inthe county of Lampasas and State of Texas, haveinvented a new and useful Hinge, of which the following is aspecication.

My invention relates to hinges, and particularly to a two-wayroller-hinge suitable for gates, doors, shutters, and the equivalentsthereof; and the object in view is to provide a simple, ineXpensive,'andefficient construction and arrangement of Vparts whereby the pintleand'body portion of the hinge may be countersunk in a jamb or post.

Further objects and advantages of this invention will appear in thefollowing description, andthe'nove'l features thereof will beparticularly pointed out in the appended claims.

1n the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of hinges constructed inaccordance with my invention applied in the operative position to agate. Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the hinge and contiguous portionsof a gate and its jamb or post. Fig. 3 is a det-ail View in perspectiveof the pintle-casing.' Fig. 4 is a similar View of the hinge-eye androller detached.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all thegures ofthe drawlngs.

The hinge embodying my invention consists, essentially, of a hinge-pinor pint-le 1, removably seated within a casing 2, which is adapted to becounter-sunk or let into a jamlo or post, such as apost 3 of the` gateet, with which the hinge is employed, the connection between thehinge-pin and thel gate being secured by means of a hinge-eye 5, carriedby the gate and extending within the casing. The casing is preferablyopen at its rear sideA and at its extremities, and is adapted to beclosed at such points by means of the contiguous Walls of the cavity 6in the jamb or post to which the casing is attached, the casing beingprovided nearvits upper and lower ends with conical seats 7 and 8 toreceive the hinge-pin. Said pin is preferably provided at its upper endvwith a conical head 9 to iitn in the upper seat 7, whilethe conicalwallsof the lower seat serve to center the lower eX- tremity of the pin andthereby guide it to its proper place. .y l I 1897. SeralNo. 618,302.(-Nomodel.)

Formed in the front wall of the casingisa slot 10 of double-inclinedconstruction, its lowest point being at the center, from which the slotinclines upwardly toward both eX- tremities, this front Wall of thecasing being concentric with the hinge-pin, whereby all points of theslot 10 are equidistant from the pin. Furthermore, at the lower side ofthis double-inclined slot, thro ugh which the shank 11 of the hinge-eyegains entrance intoV the casing, is arranged a double-inclined track orguide 12, which follows the lower edge of the slot, and hence has itslowermost point at'the center of the casing and. is equidistant at allpoints from the hinge-pin, and mounted upon the shank of the hinge-eyecontiguous to the exterior surface of the front or face of the casing,and between the same and the contiguous surface of the gate 4, is aroller'13, which traverses the track or guide 12.

Any suitable means for securing the hingeeye to the gate may be adopted,but preferably the shank 11 thereof is threaded, as shown at 14, and isscrewed into the gate, the smooth portion of said shankrbeing of suchdiameter that the roller 13 may be passed overfthe threaded portion ofthe shankand haveits bearing tit snugly upon said smooth portion ofkrthe shank, which thusv forms, a journal for the roller.

' From Vthe above description it will bes-een that when theV partsareassembled, as illustrated in Fig. 2, the roller 13 is guided positivelybetween the contiguous surfaces of the gate and the front wall of thecasing,`which is concentric with the hinge-pin or the axis of theswinging movement of the gate, whereby the said surface of the Vgateprevents outward and the surface of thecasing prevents inwarddsplacementof the roller. The hinge eye is adapted to be turned tosecure any desired relative position of the gate and face of the casingbefore the hinge-pin is dropped into place, and in case of lost motiondue to wear the hinge-pin, after removing the casing from the j amb orpost 3, may be displaced .t

and the hinge-eye turned to cause the casing and gate to approach ,eachother to" sucha `distance as to prevent unnecessary vibration of theroller. Furthermore, after the proper adjustment of the parts of thehinge and the application of the casing to the jamb or post IOO thehinge-pin cannot be accidentally displaced, being held seated by theopposingupper wall of the cavity in said jamb or post.

It will be understood that when the gate is moved from its central ornormal position (illustrated in Fig. l) the roller traverses theinclined track or guide, and hence elevates the gate, the eye 5 risingupon the hinge-pin l, and when the gate is released, the weight thereofbeing carried solely by the roller and track or guide, the gate will beswung to its normal or closed position by the descent of the roller tothe lowermost point of the track or guide. Furthermore, in order toprevent the hinge-eye from being crowded inwardly toward the hinge-pinby means of the gate, and thereby possibly interferingwith the rotationof the roller by means of the cramping thereof between the gate and theface of thev casing, I preferably incline the track or guide downwardlyand outwardly in cross-section and bevel the face of the rollercorrespondingly, whereby the tendency of the roller is to slideoutwardly upon the track or guide and thus hold the gate always at theproper distance from the face of the casing.

Although I have in the disclosure of my invention shown and describedthe same in connection with a gate, it will be understood that itsutility is not limited to this application, as the improved hinge may beused for doors, shutters, and any equivalent swinging device having afunction analogous toa gate.

Various changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details ofconstruction'maybe resorted to without departing from the spirit orsacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

Having described my invention, what I claim is- 1. In a hinge, thecombination of a hingepin, a plate carrying hinge-pin seats and having aslotted face portion concentric with the hinge-pin, said plate alsohaving a doubleinclined track or guide which is followed by the slot, ahinge-eye mounted for rotary and sliding movement upon the hinge-pin,and a roller mounted upon `the shank of the hingeeye for traversing saidtrack or guide and arranged with its inner side in contact with theconcentric face of the plate, whereby the roller is held from inwarddisplacement by said plate, substantially as specified.

2. In a hinge, the combination of a hingepin, a slotted casingsupporting the hingepin and carrying a double-inclined track or guidewhich declines cross-sectionally toward its outer edge or from thehinge-pin, the slotted face of the casing being concentric withthehinge-pin, a hinge-eye fitted for rotary and sliding movement uponsaid hinge-pin, and a roller loosely mounted upon the shank of thehinge-eye to traverse said track or guide and having a beveled peripherywhereby gravity causes a normal tendency of the roller outwardly or fromthe hinge-pin, said roller bearing at one side against the concentricface of the casing substantially as specified.

3. In a hinge, the combination of a casing adapted t-o be secured toajamb or post and provided with interior alined upper and lower conicalseats, a hinge-pin removably iittediin said seats and provided with ahead to fit in the upper seat and prevent downward displacement, saidcasing having its front wall concentric with thehinge-pin and beingprovided with a double-inclined slot of which the lowermost point is atits center, atrack or guide arranged at and following the line of thelower edge of the slot in the front wall of the casing, ahinge-eyeffitted for rotary and sliding movement upon the hinge-pinbetween said seats, and having a shank extended outwardly through theslot in the casing, said shank being constructed for engagement with agate, and a roller journaled upon the shank to traverse said track orguide, su bstantially as specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS J. GOODIVIN.' VVitn esses:

D. H. l-l. BERRY, W. O. CARPENTER.

